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Trading questions, answered with data.

Plain-English answers to the questions traders actually ask, each backed by walk-forward backtests across 28 tickers. No opinions, just what held an edge and what did not.

Do moving average crossovers actually work? We walk-forward tested 9 moving average crossover strategies across 28 tickers. Eight held an edge; the famous 50/200 Golden Cross held none. Here is the full data and why frequency decides it. Does buying the dip actually work? We walk-forward tested 12 dip-buying strategies across 28 tickers. Most held a real edge with high win rates, but the two most famous oversold triggers, RSI(14) and MFI, busted. Here is why.